From ps@soc.soton.ac.uk Tue Jul 20 13:29:03 2004 From: ps@soc.soton.ac.uk (Pauline Simpson) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:29:03 +0100 Subject: [Nerc_librarians_list] Scientific Publications: Free for all? Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20040720132802.0336d5f0@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk> --=====================_16577171==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Good news for Institutional Repositories ! The report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into Scientific Publications has now been published and should be of interest. Science and Technology Committee Scientific Publications: Free for all? http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htm#reports However Peter Suber's Open Access news has a useful summary at: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html Pauline Simpson, Head of Information Services, Southampton Oceanography Centre and Head of Engineering, Science and Math Services and TARDis (Univ Southampton e-Prints) Project Manager University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, England Tel: +44-(0)23 8059 6111: Fax +44-(0)23 8059 6115 email: ps@soc.soton.ac.uk ; ps2@soton.ac.uk Web : http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk --=====================_16577171==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Good news for Institutional Repositories !

The report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
inquiry into Scientific Publications has now been published and should be
of interest.

Science and Technology Committee
Scientific Publications: Free for all?
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htm#reports

However Peter Suber's Open Access news has a useful summary at:

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html

Pauline Simpson,
Head of Information Services, Southampton Oceanography Centre
and
Head of Engineering, Science and Math Services
and
TARDis (Univ Southampton e-Prints) Project Manager

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus,  European Way,
Southampton, SO14 3ZH, England

 Tel:  +44-(0)23 8059 6111:     Fax  +44-(0)23 8059 6115
 email:  ps@soc.soton.ac.uk ; ps2@soton.ac.uk
 Web :  http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk
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